Walmart Launches Free Two-Day Shipping on More Than Two Million Items, No Membership Required
January 30 2017 - 11:01PM
Business Wire
Walmart announced free two-day shipping to home and stores on
more than two million items, without a membership fee. The new
offer is available starting at 8 a.m. EST today. With this
announcement, Walmart has also lowered the minimum purchase
required for free shipping to home to $35, from $50. Items being
shipped to stores continue to have no price threshold.*
“I couldn’t be more excited. We are moving at the speed of a
startup,” said Marc Lore, president and CEO of Walmart U.S.
eCommerce. “Two-day free shipping is the first of many moves we
will be making to enhance the customer experience and accelerate
growth.”
Walmart’s free two-day shipping will be available on the items
customers shop the most, including household essentials such as
baby necessities, pet products, food, like cereal and peanut
butter, cleaning supplies and beauty favorites, as well as top
electronics and toys.
In addition to offering two-day shipping to stores, Walmart
continues to offer same-day store Pickup on many items. Pickup is
currently available at more than 4,600 stores. The company also
continues to offer Online Grocery Pickup at more than 600 locations
across the country, with plans to expand the service in the coming
year.
“In today's world of e-commerce, two-day free shipping is table
stakes. It no longer makes sense to charge for it,” added Lore.
*Freight and marketplace are not included. Program is available
in the contiguous United States.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, nearly
260 million customers and members visit our 11,593 stores under 63
banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries.
With fiscal year 2016 revenue of $482.1 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.4 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart.
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